What makes a parody thread "good" or "bad?

[bradical]

for me,

a bad one just has a halfway clever title and maybe a decent joke.

a good one has a clever title, maybe a joke and a real question, thought or concern to be discussed. it doesn't have to be serious, but it has to real. has to contribute.

what are you're thoughts?

[Kefky]

There is no "good parody thread".

[Ray G.]

The best parody thread of all time was "Do fat people deserve heart attacks?". A great take-off on "Do smokers deserve cancer?".

[Briomega]

If it fools people who then smack their head when they realize what it really is.

[Matt O'Keefe]

for me,

a bad one just has a halfway clever title and maybe a decent joke.

a good one has a clever title, maybe a joke and a real question, thought or concern to be discussed. it doesn't have to be serious, but it has to real. has to contribute.

what are you're thoughts?

That wouldn't be a parody thread, then. If it contributes something, it's allowed.

[Smokinblues]

There is no "good parody thread".
ding! we have a winner. in the history of the board there's been maybe 2 sorta funny ones. the rest of them are all just "I know, I'll change THIS word and it will be funny!" but it never is. just lame.

[Ray G.]

ding! we have a winner. in the history of the board there's been maybe 2 sorta funny ones. the rest of them are all just "I know, I'll change THIS word and it will be funny!" but it never is. just lame.

I still mourn the fact that I never thought to follow up the "I don't believe in Cod" thread with "I don't believe in Scrod". :(

[bradical]

There is no "good parody thread".

what is it about them that doesn't work for you?


The best parody thread of all time was "Do fat people deserve heart attacks?". A great take-off on "Do smokers deserve cancer?".

that's funny.


If it fools people who then smack their head when they realize what it really is.

heh.

[Hate_Prime]

The comedic ability of the person posting.

[Hock]

There is no "good parody thread".

What about Pat Loika's I found a hundred dollar bill Parody thread, that was comedic gold.

Parody threads can be good when they are more then just a clever name change. Whether it's just plain funny, satire, social commentary, an opposing view to those expressed in the origianl thread.

[Magnum V.I.]

You sly bastard Brad!

[Albert]

This is a good parody thread.

[Howlett]

Brad, you fucking bastard :lol:

I hate parody threads with the blistering passion of a billion supernovas, but you just made me laugh man :lol:

[Briomega]

heh.

See what I mean? ;)

[bradical]

Brad, you fucking bastard :lol:

I hate parody threads with the blistering passion of a billion supernovas, but you just made me laugh man :lol:

but what do you hate? what doesn't work? what does? the question may be fake but the answers are real.

[Jerome Gibbons]

The best parody thread of all time was "Do fat people deserve heart attacks?". A great take-off on "Do smokers deserve cancer?".

This (http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=87252) was my personal favorite.

[Ray G.]

This (http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=87252) was my personal favorite.

I wouldn't say that's a parody so much as a sarcastic "call-out" thread.

[Jerome Gibbons]

I wouldn't say that's a parody so much as a sarcastic "call-out" thread.

Whatever it was, it was awesome on a stick. To me, that is.